Teen says he was gaming when girl entered with bat and knife, stabbing him close to Canutillo

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Teen sufferer instructed police he was enjoying video video games when the suspect got here into his room and stabbed him, sparking an hours-long SWAT standoff at a house close to Canutillo.

Janie King was charged with aggravated assault with a lethal weapon in reference to the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy inside a house within the 400 block of Nordstrom Avenue close to the Outlet Shoppes on Sept. 2, in accordance with El Paso police.

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Police paperwork say the sufferer instructed investigators he was sitting on his gaming chair enjoying video video games when King allegedly entered his room armed with a baseball bat and a knife. The boy mentioned he instructed King to place the weapons down, however she allegedly refused and started stabbing him. The sufferer described making an attempt to take the knife away earlier than working to the primary flooring, the place his brother helped him conceal and lock themselves in a room till police arrived.

Investigators additionally interviewed the brother, who mentioned he was in his room when he heard slamming, working and screaming from upstairs. He instructed investigators he heard,

She’s making an attempt to kill me, she’s making an attempt to kill me.

According to investigators, the brother mentioned that when he got here out of his room, he noticed his 14-year-old brother coated in blood, crawling down the steps, and King allegedly chasing him with a knife in her hand. The brother mentioned the 14-year-old grabbed a kitchen stool to make use of as a defend earlier than the 2 escaped into the brother’s room, locked the door and known as 911.

As he recounted the incident, the brother instructed investigators there was quite a lot of blood and that he tried to cease the bleeding by placing towels on what he described because the “biggest holes,” including that the towels would fill with blood “very quickly.”

According to the paperwork, the 14-year-old was stabbed twice within the neck, twice in the suitable arm and as soon as within the chest close to the left armpit. He was additionally lower as soon as on his proper hand when he tried to take the knife away from the suspect, the paperwork state.

The stabbing led to a standoff with SWAT as King allegedly barricaded herself within the residence from the time police arrived round 5:47 p.m. till officers entered the house and arrested her round 10:20 p.m.

According to the paperwork, when the responding officer arrived, he was met by the brother, who let the officer into the house. After the officer discovered King was within the residence’s storage, he reportedly coated the door to guard these inside and instructed them to depart the house. The officer described seeing “lots of blood on the floor” when he entered, in accordance with the paperwork.

Jail data present King was booked into the El Paso County Downtown Jail on Wednesday, and her bond was set at $100,000.

Police paperwork didn’t reveal the connection between King and the sufferer.

Video from the SWAT standoff:

Developing: police standoff close to Canutillo. Sept. 2, 2026. Credit: KFOX14/CBS4

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